Display and shipping carton



Oct. 22, 1929. 3 FLOTQ 1,732,436

DISPLAY AND SHIPPING CARTON Filed Nov. 15, 1924 INVENTOR Eugene (Z. F1010 ATTORN EY Patented a. 22,- 1929 UNITED STATES ISPLAY AND s11 PATENT OFFICE rrrmo CARTON Application tiled November 15, 19224. Serial No. 750,090.

v provided with perforations or edges adapted to be severed to facilitate the display of art icles carried by the carton.

Heretofore,so far as I am aware, cartons of the above-designated character have been conw structed of more than one piece of material, or. if a single piece were used, it was not adapted to be folded to provide both display and supporting members. It has been considered necessary heretofore to provide special means to 2 secure adjacent edges together, such as by metal fasteners or by providing .slit portions in the side members and notched tabs or portions to fitinto such slit portions. My invention obviates such disadvantages and provides '30 a carton, preferably made of cardboard or similar material, which is very simple in its construction and which may be very easily- I assembled. It will also be noted that if it is desirable to ship the cartons alone, the construction is suchas to permit a great number being packed in a very small space.

For a better understanding of my invenflaps 2 extending in opposite directions. A plurality of side members 3 also extend from the bottom member 1, each of which is provided with relatively small flaps 1. Each of the last-named flaps iscut away, as indicated at 5, which facilities snug fitting of the parts when the carton is set up. A member 7, extending from one of the side members 3, is provided with a flap 8 and is adapted to serve I as a top for the carton. It will be noted that thesheetis adapted to be bent or folded and this bending is facilitated by scoring the sheet, asindicated by the dotted lines 9, 10, 11 and 12. Adjacent the middle portions of the top member 7 a semiscircular incision 24 is made, which provides a projecting display member 25, when the top is folded along the line 13. i

A supplemental portion 14 extends from the side member 3 opposite the top member, and perforations 15 serve as a dividing line for the member. The supplemental portion 2 14 is provided'on either side with flaps 16,

each of which has a substantially centrally located line of perforations, as shown at 17 The member 14 is also provided with a flap '18 extending from an intermediate portion 19. Bending the sheet ofmaterial into the desired shape isfacilitated by scoring along the broken lilies 20 and 21,

' Informing the carton, the bottom 1 is bent along the scores indicated at 9, the sides 3 being bent upwardly and the flaps 4 inwardly. The flaps 2 ate then bent along the lines 10 over the flaps 4, the meeting edges of the flaps 4 being enclosed in the fold of the flap 2 as it is bent along the line 11, as shown in tion,reference may now behad to the accomsection in Fig. 2. The ends of the flaps 2 panying drawings whiclrform a 410 specification, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a prepared sheet that is adapted to be folded to form a carton in accordance with my invention; I Fig. 2 is a perspective view, partly in sec-" 4 tion, of my improved carton; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carton as it appears on display. I

,, As illustrated particularly in Fig. 1, a formed sheet of material is shown, including I I part of this 4 W a bottom member 1, which terminates inend are provided with angularly turned portions 22which rest flatly upon the bottom 1 and serve to hold the flaps inposition. The memher 1, with its adjacent portions, as folded, is now in the form of a container 23. The top 7 is bent over along the line 12 and forms a closure. for the container. The supplemental portion 14 is then bent along the perforated edge 15 over the top 7 and the flaps 16 are I folded along the sides 2 and extended along the bottom, adj acent the ends of the container 23. The flap 18 engages the end portions of convenient manner, as, for example, by using,

Water glass. This provides a neat and strong carton in which'articlesof manufacture may: be shipped.

.Toopen and set lip the carton on display,

I the perforated edges and 17 are cut and the supplemental portion 14 folded beneath the container, as shown in Fig. 3, to provide a' support therefor; The top 7 of the container is then bent along-the perforated central'line l3 and folded back-upon itself, and I pearance of the box in alinem'ent with-one of the sides of the container, as shown in Fig. -3, thus providing a display member which improves the apas well as serving as a' top therefor. y g

It will be seen that the edges, which are shown-as perforated, may be simply marked to indicate the line along which the edges are to be out, and the perforations may be omitted; L a Although Ihave illustratedbut a single embodiment ofamy invention, and have de-' "scribed in detail but a single applicatlon thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that minor changes may be made withq out departing: from the spirit of the invention, and I desire that it be understood that themvention is notto be limited except as may be indicated in the appended claims. I

' WhatI claim is: s e 1.."T-he combination with a container, having oppositely disposed pairs of sides and a I bottom portion, of a display section extending from'one of the sides of the container and a supplemental section extending from adifl'erent side and comprising aligned portions corresponding to the top, side and bottom portions of the containen a '2. A carton comprising a rectangular container and an extension from one side of the container having flaps enclosing the ends of the container and passing beneath the same,

the area of the exten'sionbther than that of vthe flaps covering one side, top andbottom of the container'being adapted to be sealed with the ends of said flaps against the bottom of tlfe container, said extension also hav-- folded to form an inclined support for the container, the top of said container having a score extending across substantially its cen tral areav being adapted to 'be folded along the score to provide a display member positioned in alinement with one side of the container. J r

4. A display carton comprising a body portion which serves as a container, a cover member for said body portion adapted to be bent to providea display member, and an integral member extending fromsaid body portion and connected thereto along a row of perforations, said last-named member being adapted to be wrapped around and sealed to the bottom of the container, whereby an inclined' suppo rt may be provided for the container when the parts are severed along the perforations and folded under the bottom of the container.

5. .A sheet of material adapted to be folded 6. A display carton ,constructed from a single sheet of material com-prising a main portion adapted to be folded into a rigid container including a bottom and a plurality of sides, and,a supplemental portipn extending,

from one of thefsides adapted to cover the top,-'th side opposite the last mentioned side and the bottom of the container to which it is secured whereby the supplemental portion may be cut from the sides of thecontainer and folded into a support therefor.

In witliess wh'ereof,'I have hereunto signed my name.

' EUllENE o. FLOTO.

I in perforations along three edges thereof w ereby it is adapted to be severed along the perforations and folded to form an inclined support for the containerl 3. A carton comprisin a rectangular con tainer and anextension rom one side of the container having flaps enclosing the ends of the container an'd'passing beneath the same, the area'of; the extension otherthan that off the flaps coverin one 'side, top and bottom of the container eing adapted to be sealed with the ends'of said fla s against said bot-' along three edges thereof whereby it is'adapted; be severed along the perforations and "tom,-said extension also. aving perforations 

